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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING- , JULY ( } , 1895. SINGLR COPY FIVE CENTS.
TIRED OF FRENCH DELAYS
fStato Department Aeain Calls Attention
! to the Case of Ex-Consul Waller.
RECORDS OF THE CASE NOT FORTHCOMING
Accnnril H In I'oor Ilonltb und Deprived of
the Nerr ltlr Which III * Condi.
tlon ltrinlrc | No .Noun
of Ills \\lfe.
WASHINGTON , July C. Ex-Consul Wal
ler , who Is In prison near Marseilles.
7'Vance. Is 111 and without medical supplies ,
and the State department of this government
has been asked to Interfere In his behalf
to the extent of either providing him with
the necessary supplies or asking the gov
ernment of France to do so. The news of
Air. Waller's Illness was brought to thl ?
country through a letter to his stepson , Paul
H , Bray , who was deported from Madagascar
at the same time that Mr. Waller was sent
out under arrest by the French government ,
ritid It Is the first word that has been re
ceived from Wall ° r by his son since he was
eeparated from him at Tamatave.
Mr. Bray took the letter to Acting Secre
tary of State Uhl , who telegraphed Minister
Kustis , Instnicllng him lo give Immediate
attention to Mr. Waller's rcpresentallons and
to make careful Inquiry In the facts of the
case.
It Is understood that the State department
IB not pleased with the apparent delay on
the part of the French government In giving
attention to the request made by this coun
try for a full record of the proceedings In
the Waller case , and that Mr. Eustls has
been Instructed to call the attention of the
French authorities to the delay and to re
quest a prompt response to our request.
Bray Is also much concerned concerning his
* mother , from whom he has received no word
I- ' ! nce he left Madagascar , notwithstanding
he has sent numerous letters to her. M my
Cf these letters have b"cn srnt under cover
tn other persons and their Identity carefully
concealed , but he has received no word In
reply so that h Is unable to determine
whether both his own letters and those of
Jils mother have been Intercepted , or only
her letters to him. In the former conlld.
K ncy she IH Ignoranl of his whereabouls , as
he U of her condition.
AHA .NA I IO.VM. CIIAK VCTKK.
New Minister VIMIMC | < llm I'rulses of 1'ortll-
c i' I'rt nilrr.
WASHINGTON , July n. Senor De Segulra
Thadleu , the new Portuguese minister , has
presented his credentials to the State de
partment to Acting Secretary Uhl , who took
occasion to refer to the cordial relations
which had so lo'ng been maintained between
the United Stales and Portugal. The minis
ter talked Interestingly concerning the pub
lic men and current political events In his
country. "Our legislative body was dissolve !
last Decembi r , " said he , "and wo are to
have an election before It leassembles In
January. Before the dissolution occurred the
ministry was harassed by the destructive
tactics of the minority. The ministry , which
Is conservative , stands for monarchical Insti
tutions and lm- had n large majorlly of the
House of Deputies to support It. But the
turmoil of the minority was such that the
dissolution wns welcomed.
"At the head of our foreign olllce , " con
tinued the minister , "Portugal has a man of
whom she Is Justly proud , lie Is still very
young In his ,14th year but he Is recognized
for Ms ability as a statesman and one of
the first orators In the country. At the age
of 24 he entered the House of Representa
tives and within fifteeen days ho was , con
ceded to be ono of the first leaders and era
tors. Two > ears ago he became minister ol
the Interior and a year later became minis
ter of foreign affairs. His policy combines
n conciliatory course toward foreign neigh
bors and n patriotic spirit for all lhat Is
dear to Portugal. All countries have their
\\i \ \ Gladstones , Blalncs and Blsmarcks , and It Is
] . .rhaps not too much to sny that he repre
sents this national character In Portugal. "
Senor Eegulra spoke enthusiastically of the
manner In which the king and queen mingle
with the people and thus keep In touch with
popular feeling. "Tho king move * freely
nbout the public places and streels , " said
he "Every day ho may bo seen on the
boulevards , sometimes on horseback , some
times walking or driving. He goes unat
tended by military escort or guards. He
mingles with the people , finds companion'
nmong them and lalks with them. He goes
to the llieaters and to public entertain-
incuts and there Is an entire absence of thai
excluslveness which Is popularly supposed le
be characteristic of ro > alty. He Is fond ol
athletics , Is a perfect horseman , a capable
yachtsman and enjoys tennis. "
Senor detgulra said that < hlle Portugal
had passed through some financial depresslor
the present flourishing condition of the coun
try and colonies promised to bring financial
prosperity and quiet. Whether Portugal will
take part In an International monetary con
ference , the minister Is In doubt , as the sub
ject has not as yet attracted much attention
In Portugal , pending the Issuance of Invita
tions for the conference.
CIVILIAN MAY Ol.T Till : 1'LUJT.
Good I'lucu In tbo Army nt the Dlspoml ol
tlin Pri'aldcMt.
WASHINGTON. July 5. The president will
Boon have an opportunity to appoint a clvlllar
to a fine army billet , as Colonel Wllllan
"Wlnthrop will rctlro on August S , leaving i
vacancy In the corps of the Judge advocau
general. It Is assumed that the ranklnt
lieutenant c.olonel In the corps , Thomas F
Barr , now on duly In the Department of thi
East , will bo promoted to succeed Colone
Wlnthrop as advocate general In Washington
Ho In turn will promote Major George B
Davis , who has been detullel to duty ai
professor of military law at West Point , t (
bo lieutenant colonel , and there will rcmalr
n vacancy In the grade ol major. This li
ono of the few- military places that may Ix
filled by a civilian appointment , althougl
the president may , If he sees fit. select u llm
officer' for transfer to the law department
and , as a matter of fact , plans are alreadj
being laid by some of tbo officers to se
euro such a traiufer.
Colonel Wlnthrop , who Is about to retire
has been on duty here about two years anc
bear : ) a high reputation as an authority 01
military law , being the author of the Stand
ord Digest. _
DICUIASI ; i.s I-OVATO IMI-OIITS.
B
Ecotlunil Shlppon DU.ippnlntnil In Tbrli
Trmln with the tlnllfd Snitrx.
WASHINGTON. July 5. Consul Savage a
Dundee , Scotland , furnishes the State de
ll partment with n report upon the potato Iradi
from that port to the United States. It wai
reported In Scotland that the crop In tin
United States would fall below the averagi
und the exporters looked forward to an In
creased trade. They were disappointed
The figures for 1R93-94 , were 31,745 Ions
valued ill f 554 , MS and for 1S91-1S93. 1,057 tcm
valued at $101,214. This was from the pot
of Dundee and Mr. Savage thinks the de
crease In exports from other ports has heei
fully as great. It Is thought there has beci
Increased acrengo In Great Britain this year
.Minlm-r Ituiiiiim lit 1 1 HUHA
WASHINGTON. July 6. Hon. M. w. Han
eoni , minister to Mexico , arrived In Ihe cllj
today and paid a visit to ( ho Stale depart
nient. Ha reports that his health U Ini
proving and eays be expect * to be able tc
return to his pott of duty at the explralloi
of his leave , which will be In Augun. Mr
llanfom ruy he found the Mexican peopli
cordial and agreeable , and quite as anxloui u
our own population to maintain amicable re
latloin between the two countries.
VppoliltiMl I'uliril bin to Altiirnnr.
WASHINGTON. July 5 The pr-u'lun it
Kaa appoluuJ William J. Horton ot luJlai
Territory to be attorney for the United
States for the central district of Indian Ter
ritory.
PUT TIIKIIt TllKOItlis : TO A HIST
Ordnance lltirruu of Ilio Nnvy Ocpirtmcnt
Mnkrft komn Kxpprlinciitl.
WASHINGTON. July 5. A very Important
test has b.en made recently at Indian Head ,
which will have a bearing on the construc
tion of the two new batileshlp : , over which
Ihere has been so much contention. t\is \
test was made under th direction of Cap
tain Sampson of the ordnance bureau and he
has submitted a report of his findings to
Secretary Herbert , who Is now considering
the naval plan : of the battleships. Th ;
bureau chiefs of the construction bureau of
the Navy department differ radically on
several features , one of the most essential
being as to the double storied turret ? en
dorsed by the bureau chiefs , or single
storied turrets , one In front for the heavy
guns and the other elevated and Just In the
rear , and containing e ght-lnch guns , which
Is the plan of th * conslructlon bureau. It
wa > ? claimed by the chief of the ordnano"
bureau that the eight-inch guns would b ?
rendered useless In on engagemnt In which
the ve sel had her bow or stern toward the
enemy , because If firal over the turret con
taining the large guns the blast from the
rear guns would kill the men In the other
tow er.
Captain Sampson ordered the t-st made
by having an olghl-lnch gun fired over an
Inch slecl plate , the thickness of the plate
designed to cover the sighting tower. The
nuzzle of the gun was twenty-four Inches
ibove the plate , and the first charge bctit
ho plate down In the center four Inches ,
uhllo a strong charge , still further dented
: he plate tight Inches on one end and nine
nches on the otliT. The plate was about
ix4' feet and the supports were equil to
: hose which could b ? placed on the ship.
This has caused the olllcers of the ordnance
bureau to ren-w their assertion that the
conclusion of the eight-Inch gun would kill
ho men at work In the upper portion of the
urret , and they point to It as proof of
their views In reports submitted to the sec
retary of the navy. This t'st adds another
[ eature of perplexity to the plan of the bat
tleships which Is giving the department
considerable trouble.
woitit UUNCUN i it v ni : ON
Now Chief of tlio neither llurcuit Out
line * fll > I'ltinn.
WASHINGTON. July 5. Prof. Moore of
hlcjgo , the newly appointed chief of the
weather bureau , took charge of his new olllce
today.
Prof. Moore's policy In directing the work
of the weather bureau was outlined In an In
terview with the Associated pro's to lay.
The principal aim of the bureau now will be
to concpntralc the work on forecasts. Prof.
Moore l. an expert In this 1'ne ' and will make
every effort to increase the accuracy of the
predictions. "This , " he explained , "will be
accomplished by the most rlged adherence to
the merit principles which have prevailed
through Secretary Mo-ton's administration
of the depirtment. Every man will ba as
signed to duties governcJ by his competency ,
and every rccommendat on made by me will
bo based on civil service principles. The
ervlco Is now In Its embryonic state and u
general application of practical prlnclp'es will
tcnJ toward a material Improvement. He
cannot predict just when rains will occur al
ways , but there Is no excuse for falling to
forecast severe changes In the weather and
remarkable atmospheric disturbances. Fore
casting severe weather clnngps I conceive
lo be the object of the office , and In thU di
rection the work will be broadened and
s'eadlly ' Improved. Forecasts should bo made
of severe storms , cold waves or remarkable
atmospheric changes at least twelve hours In
advance , and ono such forecast sometimes
moro than pays the actual entire cost of the
olfico up to date. "
Sl'AtN P WOKS A > 10N Y CON I KltUVOC
Mlnliter tin l.onin T.ilkn on tbo Scope of
tlin I'ropim-il Convention ,
WASHINGTON , July 5. Senor Depuy de
Lome , the Spanish minister , says Spain will
take part In the next International monetary
conference , as she Is greatly Interested Ins
the solution of the bimetallic question. Spain
s
uses both gold and silver , the latter being
coined at a fixed ratio with gold , and there
Is also an Issue of paper currency. Two of
e the Spanish colonies , Porto Rico and the
Phllliplno Islands , use silver almost exclu
sively. For these reasons Spain's policy Is
definitely for the use of both metals and her
Interest , ? , particularly In the colonies , are
toward an enlarged use of silver.
The belief Is expressed by some of the best
lostcd representatives of foreign countries
that an Into- national monetary conference
agreement should emboJy certain essential
- features. To assure Its adoption It must secure
the adherence of the United Stales , and al
leist ono of the three great money centers of
Europe Great Britain , France or Germany
and the adherence of as many lesser coun
tries as possible. It should also Include Ihe
feature of the Latin union , whereby the
amount of silver to bo coined by each mem
ber Is definitely fixed In advance In accord
ance with Its neeV. The opinion Is ex
pressed that the e features would tend to
mnko an International agreement very ef
fective and dominant on the monetary con
ditions of the world.
HANK or .sr.vi.N Lr.Miasbisr : v
.Money round to Moot Ilcavjr I'.xpriulltnrcs
for tlin Riitinii Wir.
WASHINGTON. July r . It Is said In
Spanish olllclal circles here that tlie cable
report fl"in Madrid that the Bank of Spiln
would make ndvancts to the government to
: the extent desired , prpbably refers to raising
the $1L'0 000,000 In gold provided In the re
cent budget to carry on operations In Cuba.
The. Bank of Spain Is a quasi governmental
Institution , much like the Bank of England.
which stands leady to cr-operute wllh the
government In financial transactions. From
the tenor of the cable report It Is believed
hero that tlie bank will oairy the entire
} 120,000,000 , advancing It In Installments and
that Spain will not have to go to outside
money centers for the funds.
.Vnlt'iiT ' fur liirnnio lux Kcfiimln ,
o WASHINGTON , July 5. The Inlcrnat
revenue bureau has already received a num
ber bf applications for the refund of the
amount paid as Income taxes prior to the
decision of the United Stales supreme court ,
declaring Ihe law to be unconstitutional.
The blank forms of application for the re
fund were sent out about ten days ago , and
almost Immediately began to return from
nearbv points' . The question as to whether
the commissioner can reiny the amounts
without formal authority from congress has
never been formally raised , but the olllclaU
have no doubt that the law authorizing the
commlslfoner ito refund Internal revenue
taxes wrongfully collected will be held to
apply to taxes collected on Income. , . The
amount collected does not exceed JS3.CKK ) .
> > iisiir I m pin-in Dimipp
WASHINGTON , July 5. Worthlngton C.
Ford , chief of the bureau of statistics , has
returns on the Imports of sugar at all the
leading ports of the United States receiving
that article. The returns from San Francisco
are not yet in , but they will not materially
modify the question of duties , as nearly all
sugar coming through Sin Francisco Is ol
Hawaiian origin , and therefore entered free
of duly. The six ports give a total Importa
tion of ; 153 , 567.913 pounds , valued at $ G.S51-
055. The Importation IP , therefore , much less
than In the month of May , which Is much less
In quantity than the Imports made In June ,
1SOI , and only about one-half In value.
( hniicn In tlin llimilun I.agntlnn ,
WASHINGTON. July 5. There will soon
bo an Impel taut changn In the personnel of
the Russian legation here. Prince Can *
tacuinc. Ihe present mlnlitci. who Is In
Russia un leave of ahsenco , has asked to
be transferred to Stuttgarl that he may be
near his estates In Russia His request has
Wn gr intcd iiml It U probable that his sue-
f t r vvi'l I' M IvV < , buck. now minuter at
Stu'T-t t Prl'fn ' Cantaruzne will return
litre In i-Vptcmbrr to preu&nt bis letters of
n recall.
NO MONEY FOR FACTIONISTS
Boston Nationalists Issue an AddKS3 to
Irishmen in America.
CONTRIBUTIONS CAN ONLY W03K INJURY
llnno Kulo Cnuftfl llm btcucllly ( linio
ISurkKiiril Under l.xlitliiE Conditions
I.lhcT.il ( inVprniiitMit Dcnuiinccit
for Its ( .nurse.
BOSTON , July 5. The leaders of the Irish
nationalists of this city , after consultation
with representatives of nationalists In all
sections of the stale , have adapted a motto.
"No money to help the factions fight each
other , " nnil have drawn up the following
address to the Irishmen of Massachusetts :
In the pre ent dpplornljle condition of
the horn rule movement In lieHnd It be
hooves tliIrl'hmei of the fulled Stairs
to make no fnNu sleps. Thrlr nctlon mnv
eilher mid to the present trlfe und turmoil I
or icstoro union mid \Itullty In the old
land. The Irish members of parliament are
vpllt Into two contending parties. In the
war of faction und ptpent strife the In-
tr-restst of Ireland lire forgotten and the old
Hag Is trailed In the ilu t. Hlval appeals
i.ive been sent to the Irish people In Atner-
lui for funds to nld the factions to light
euch other at the polls IJvety dnll.it con
tributed for Hueh a purpose might as well
b ( > thrown Into a sewer or sent to the
English sect el fceivlce fund.
No man of common sene can Imagine
that he Is serving It eland b.\ helping to
Keep Irishmen divided. The home rule
eau e has pone back steadily for the past
three years through blind ttut In English
promises The liberal government has not
fulfilled a "indie one of the pledges It imde
at the opening of the i-e slon It has
shelved home rule , closed the doois on polit
ical prisoners and left fueled lenanlH In
the lurch and allowed the coercion act to
remain on the statute book , ready at the
hand of the lories when they come Into
power after the e'.erllon Worse than all , it
Ir Milted Ireland bv proposing to commemo
rate the wholesale plunder and extermln.i-
tkn i f the Iiish peoi > ! e and the cold-biro led
butcheries of Drogluvlii and \Ve\ford by
erecting a statute out of the public funds to
O Iver Cromwell. Then It turned o\er the
reins of government to the lories wlthoul a
word of warning to Its lilsh supporters , to
whose votes It owed Its very existence these
past three yeais.
Whv "hould you give your money to
keep up u policy that has brought onlv
humiliation and disaster. Ireland needs
money to settle the question of policy of
union. When she emerges from the electo-
lal struggle unlled In favor of the old policy
of 1'arnell , then she will need all the finan
cial aH her exiled sons can five her , and
i-he will get It without stint. Money ent
before election ean do nothing but harm
If factious strife Is to be prolonged , let the
Irishmen of Massachusetts have no re-
Fponslblllty for It.
Ni > Yellow I'p\i > r nt Tnnipn.
WASHINGTON , July 5. T. I' . Porter ,
state health officer of Florida , In answer to
telegraphic Inquiry made by Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman of the Marine hospital service ,
wholly discredits the reports of yellow fever
b-InK prevalent at Port Tampa or Tampa.
Dr Porter says the alirm was started by a
discharged employe of the pissenger de
partment of the railroad at Tampa.
Itolltivi'il tlml Cliln.i Hits thn Manny.
LONDON , July 5. It Is believed In well
Informed circles that the Franco-Chinese loan
of 10,000,000 , guaranteed by Russia , has been
concluded without a lien on the customs of
China , and with the annulment of the clause
providing that China shall not borrow any
more money for six months.
( toiirrnt Campos Gnt-fl to tlin I'rntit.
HAVANA , July G. Captain General Mar
tinez de Campos left here at 6 o'clock this
morning for Santa Clara.
General Arderlus , the commander of the
troops here , review 1 the Zamora battalion
and Immediately r rvvard It ptarled for
Santa Clara. *
HDVIIH Were ' \rrly I'linlMinl ,
\HIS , July fi. Advices from General Du-
clie ne , the. commander of the French troops
In the Island of Madagascar , say mat the
Hovas lost 231 killed In the repulse which
they sustained after attacking the- French
troops at Zarasastra.
* o\cre btnniM ISrsult Kntully.
VIENNA , July 5. Severe storms of wind
and rain have caused considerable damage In
various parts of the country and at Marbach
on the Danube six persons lost their lives.
llepntleH T.I In Itil I Ituilc.
ROME , July 5. In the Italian Deputies ,
Slgnor Galll , under secretary of state , called
Slgnor Marescalch ! a liar. As a result there
will be a Eabcr duel In the morning.
Dei-Illicit to InUtt Up tin ) rrnnrlil'o Hill.
LONDON , July C.- The House of Lords
today rejected , by a motion of 77 to 17 , a mo
tlon to go Into committee on the municipal
franchise for Ireland bill.
I'rnf. Iliixluy Hurled.
LONDON , July G. The remains of Prof
A. Huxley , wht died on June 29 , at Hadesle.
near Eastbourne , were burled In FIndlay
cemetery.
I.onn n Kir t Clwrse on t imtoin .
ST. PETERSBURG , July C. The Russo-
Chlna loan will bo signed tomorrow and
will be a first charge on the maritime cus
tom.
Argentina Iliiyns u NHVJT ,
BUENOS AYRES. July 5. The Argentine
government has purchased the Italian cruiser
Garibaldi and is negotiating for another.
running u * oHllUim Cnhlnot.
BELGRADE. July 5. King Alexander has
charged M. SImlces to form a coalition cabl
net.
Aiiirrlnii itiiuU Itutiber Nnh'ieil. '
NEW YORK , July C. An American bank
robber. Known as Horace Iovan , alias "Ltt-
tlo Horace , " Is * under arrest In Germany. He
was locked up about a month ago at Frank-
fort-on-the-Maln for picking pockets In the
Imperial bank. Ho robbed a merchant who
was making a deposit of 5000 marks. When
arrested he gave the name of George Boston ,
and said ho was born In I.on Ion. Scotland
Yard detectives sent Ms t holograph to this
city , through which h * I entity was estab
lished. Hovan has br aisoclated with all
the Binart bank rneal n the country. In
1870 Hlg EJ Hlce aid He.van stole $20,000
from a vault In a bn-k at Halifax , N. S.
He was arrested March 31 , 1870 , at Charles
ton , g C : , for the larceny of $20.003 In bonds
from a safe In the First National bank In
that city.
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\M1I HiTill.I'll Hack tn Utub ,
CHEYENNE , July C. ( Special Telegram. )
A requisition Issued by the governor of
Utah was honored today by Acting Governor
Hurdlck for Charles Stanley , George Har
rington , Georgs Leonard and George Reed ,
who are under arrest In I'nlta county. Their
offence was assault with Intent to kill James
Mclnlee , a freight conductor , who attempted
to eject them from hie train while they
were stealing a ride In Utah. A requisition
from the governor of Nebraska was also
honored for William H. lilauvault. charged
with the crime of shooting with Intent to
kilt. Blauvault U now In Sweet Water
county lo custody of the sheriff.
M < > \ ( nirnta of Oceitn Mf um > lilp * July a.
At New York Arrived Patrla , from Ham
burg ; Georgia , from Helslngburg.
At Queenstown Arrived Campania , from
New York for Liverpool ; Berlin , from New-
York.
At Liverpool Arrived Dovlc , from New-
York ; Manhattan , from New York ; Sachem ,
from Boston.
At Hamburg Arrived Fuerst BUmarck ,
from New York , via Southampton
At Baltimore Arrived Moravia ( German ) ,
from Schroeder and Hamburg.
At New York Arrived Lucanla , from
Lherpool.
At Liverpool Arrived Campania , from
! New York.
D.i3U'iit o.v .4 irti > nio Titi
llroacli of 1'roiuUn Suit . \gi ln t n Well
Known I'll lailclphluu.
PHILADELPHIA , July 6. The Evening
Bulletin publishes the following today : Dr.
Gilbert Jos Palon , cnc of Philadelphia's
most prominent society men , was arrested
on a sheriff's capias on Tuceday Ust an a
writ charging 'him with breach of promise
of marrlige. The. plaintiff Is Miss Margaret
May Thompson , and when the ca e reaches
trial It said that some Interesting develop
ments will result.
It had been Dr. Palen'H Intention to go
abroad this summer and he hastily completed
arrangements today for Immediate departure
on the steamer Sotithwark at 7 o'clock to
morrow morning for Liverpool. He exhibited
surprise when asked tonight for an explana
tion of the suit brought against him by Miss
Thompson. Said he : "I am greatly surprised
to learn that this mailer had been made pub
lic. But It Iras well now as later. In refer
ence to Miss Thompson's suit agilnst me , I
wish to siy that her charge is false In every
particular. I not only did not piomlse her
marriage , but was never on such terms of In
timacy with her as to give her the s-llghtesl
ground to suppose that a nurrlage between
hertelf and mjself was either remote ! ) possi
ble. or to be contemplated for a moment. It
Is a case of blacKmtll , pure and simple. "
The elder Dr. Palen , who was standing be
side his son , said : "We understand Ihls ca e
perfectly. This > oung woman thinks , In view
of my son's connections and his recent mai-
rlage Into an estimable and prominent fam
ily , there IP a chance for her to get a little
money. I believe she Is poor and money would
be an object to her. Sim will get no mone )
from m > son. "
Taking up his father's words , the defend
ant salJ : "I believe , and am sure , that my
reputation Is = uch that ere lit will bo given t3
my words. I befriended this girl und at-
tenJed her In a recent serious slcknefs. She
das taken advantage of my kindness to make
these charges. "
John P. Kcator , attorney for Dr. Palen ,
sail : "This Is a case of a poor but respectable
jruni ; girl being dazzled bj the genthmanly
. ttcntlons of a rich young man , or rather
a > oung man whom fhe dis ovcred to le
rich and highly connected , alter chance had
given her an opportun'ty to becune on some
what friendly terms with h m. I . ay atten
tions , but > ou must not unde-stanjl f-om that
term that any degree of social Intimacy ever
existed between Dr. Palon anl this > oung
nur'C.
"The history of their connection Is this
While Dr. Palen was pursuing his medical
studies he was assigned for practice to the
Philadelphia lylng-ln-hospltal. There he
made the acquaintance In a purely profe"
slonal way of Miss Thompson. He con
sldered her a bright young nurse , efficient
In her dull" ? and possessing mapy engaging
qualities , being pretty and educated. While
Dr. Palen was attending at the lylng-In-
hospltal , Miss Thompson was taken serlouslj
111 with typhoid fever at her home In this
city. She sent for young Dr. Pal ° n , de
siring him to attend her In her Illness. He
consented to attend her , and called fre
quently to see her , for she was a very sick
woman. Her natural gratitude for her re
covery , which was attrlbuU.l to Dr. Palen's
attendance , prompted her to write to him
This started a correspondence between them ,
which was carried on quilt ; innocenlly on Dr
Palen's part. "
_ _
f > rnini.\a MIZKKS .utii nr.srKit.in
Stuto Troopi Held In Iteadlncs * to SupproiR
Itlntlnp.
WHEELING , W. Va. , JJly 5. A specla
just received Is to the effect that the miner ;
throughout the Elkhorn region are rioting
having burned houses and committed other
depredations. The Elkhoni mining region
Is on the Norfolk & Western road , near the
boundary of Virginia , arl is on the Wes
Virginia line , at which point the governor o
Virginia has had troops for two months
past. The present trouble Is ( supposed to
be due to the long strike , during which the
strikers have become desperate. If necebsarj
troops will be on the ground by noon tomor
row , and there Is little doubt but that tlicj
will be able to cope with the situation.
PITTSBUHG , July & . A special to the Dis
patch from Charleston , W. Va. , says that
Governor McCorKlo has ordered the teconJ
regiment under arms In readiness to proceed
to the Pocahontas coal fields The miners
with rllles have forced fifty of the foreign
laborers to quit work and leave the field
Last night a band of armed strikers met the
Norfolk & Western train at Eckman and re
fused to allow any ono to leave the coaches
United States Marshal Garden was notified
and has ordered all the deputies In the atalc
lo mass at Huntlnglon tomorrow In order to
protect the trains.
Another special from Huntlngton tonlghl
says : The situation In the Elkhorn coal re
gion IB very serious tonight and Adjutant
Lyons of the Second regiment has ordered all
companies to assemble and bo ready to move
to Elkhorn at a moment's notice.
CINCINNATI , July C. A Commercial Ga-
zelto sfeclal from Charleston , W. Va. , sajs.
At midnight In the Elkhorn region , 200
armed men are marching from mine to mine ,
driving out nonunion men , threalenlng to
burn and destroy , but neither burning nor de
stroying. Four hundred went to Croz'erV '
works , but were driven away without blood
shed.
CHARLESTON , W. V. , July S. The sit
uation In the Elkhorn and Bluefleld region
has become so threatening that Governor
MacCorklo tonight orJerel eight companies
of state troops to be In readiness to march.
atvitiiKKEn in' TOieKibii urnci.ii.it
Portion * uf the Illcrclo nn < l Luggngo of
lrunlt l.enz round *
PITTSnt'RG , July C. Another letter con
firming the death In Armenia of Frank Lens ,
the PltUburg wheelman , who was making
a lour around Ihe world , has been received
here by T. P. Langhans , from a missionary
In Asia Minor. The name of the nils
slonary Is not given because his life woul.l
be endangered If the Turkish government
should learn that lie was working on the
cise. The missionary Is working wllh
Sachleben , Ihe St. Louis man , who was
sent out In search of L ° nz. The latter
states that th y have discovered llial Lenz
was murdered by Turkish officers high In
the service of the sultan , and for that reason
the work is atlended vvllh great danger.
The bsll of Lenz' bicycle was found at Te-
herouk. His mirror , mall box and another
box which h U known to ha e rarrled , were
found In the river between Shumla and
Muzrsta , while the tires of his wheel were
discovered at Tchelknl , where a kurd was
using them for a saddle girth. The latter
states that Sichtleben could find the re
mains of Lenz If It vyere safe to umlernke
the work , but owing to the high standing
of his murderers the tak is too dangerous
and all further Investigations will have to
be abandoned unless the governnu-nt of the
United States Interferes and gives prottc-
tlon. _
( linnlm M < n Arre r i ! mt St. ilop.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo. . July 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) M. M. RIley of Omaha was arrested
by the police here today on Information
from the Omaha police charging him with
bigamy. RIley Is a hotel cook. He re
fuses to talk.
Two women In Omaha will be made some
what happy this morning on receiving in-
foi matlon of the arrest of Michael M. Kellly
at St. Joseph last evening. Both were on hl&
trail. One Is wife No. 1 and the other U
wife No. 2 , the first from Sioux City and the
second from Council Bluffs. The Council
Bluffs wife filed an Information against
Kellly In this city two days ago , charging him
with blgamv , and gave the pointer that he
would be at the Newport hotel last night ,
where he was arrested. Rellly 1s a cook.
Sit I'rUoiK-rs Muko.t lin-uk fur l.'ucrt' .
CAHUOLTON , Mo , July 5. UiBt night
about 8 o'clock , while Sheriff Stanley had
the Taylor brothers In the front of the Jail
viewing the lire works , the Fix prisoners who
were confined In the. upi.er tier of cells
In the Jill kioke through the lloor ami
dropped down to tin. lower floor , and as
the Hherlff had left Ihe doors open they
walked out of J.U1. Two of them were re
captured last night nni cne this mornlrf.
The other three have escaped.
IOIIN SELJAN'S ' BODY FOUND
Taken from the River Opposite South
Omaha Yesterday Afternoon.
MMTDIATELY AND PCS HVELY IDENTIFIED
Ihroit Cut , Not W.de , lint l eriCnrp n
llrouclit to ttio Morgue. In 'IliU
City mid Completely llcc-
ngnlreil by Prlc-mla.
Once more the murky Missouri has given
up Its dead.
It has solved the mystery which lias SIT-
roundid the foul and dark murder of John
Seljan by giving up to the light of day the
Dody of the butchered man.
All that now remains for the polloo to do
Is to find the few missing links In the chain
which during the last few days Ins bien
slowly closing about the prlsoncis and con
tacting them with the bloody crlm . The
llent and mo t awful wllness against them
s the gaping throat of the dead man as he
now lies at the morgue.
The manner In which the body came to
Ight was In keeping with the ( lark past of
the treacherous river. Dumped Into Its
ivaters , the body was prolnbly caught by
some snag and held for n couple of da\s.
Then being released by the current It tlowlj
rose to the surface and quietly floated down
hi stream. It was discovered jetteic.iy
afternoon at 3:30 : o'clock In the neighborhood
of South Omaha by a fisherman.
Where th body was caught Is some fix
nlles In a direct line from Omaha and eight
miles along the curving bank of 'he river ,
Just below the big eddy , between Iwo rnd
three miles southeast of South Omaha. At
this part of the river and on the Neb.-islta
bank n family named Green Is mumped
for a bummer's fishing.
Yesterday afternoon an older Mil , John
Green , and a jounger brother , were In the
stream fl hlng directly oppos to the tent , when
about 200 feet up stream and some fifty f-et
from the bank John noticed an object floating
down , which he at first supposed VMS a
blanket. Upon looking at It more closely he
discovered that It was a body , the back pro
truding high from the water , while the head ,
arms and feet were beneath. Thinking that
hie brother was too small to assist him In
getting the body he rowed quickly to the
bank and summoned his father. The two
entered the boat and reached the body some
100 feet south of the point where > oung Oreen
first saw It. A hook was fastened In the hip
pocket of the troubcrs which were on Ihe
body and It was lowed to the bank. It was
fastened to a log by means of a piece of
twine which was tied to a buckle on the
b-ick of the trousers , the body remaining In
the same poslllon In which It was first seen ,
the fronl part downward In the water.
QUICKLY REMOVED FROM THE WATER.
Undertakers at South Omaha were Immedi
ately notified , and shortly after 4 o'clock they
were on the bcene. The body was dragged
from the Hater and turned on Its bick. It
was found to be the body of a large man
and was much blotted by gasee The features
could be distinguished , although the face was
badly swollen. The head was covered with
short , black hair , and above the swollen
lips was a rather short sindy mustache. The
jaws were smooth-shaven. In the throat was
found a deep cut between two and three
Inches In length. The skin was partly peeled
from the face and hands , and after the body
was unclothed the remainder of the body was
found In the same condition. It was clothed
In a white undershirt and drawers , both
slightly stained with blood , and a pair of
trousers of black and white corded goodf , the
stripes being very narrow. There were no
suspenders , but a piece of twine supported th °
troupers about the waist. The feet were cov
ered with a pair of heavy shoes.
The body was removed to the undertaking
establishment of Brewer & Sloan , and the
Omaha police were Immediately notified. De
tective Dunn was sent to South Oniahi with
John Yerak , who lives at 1243 Scuth Sixteenth
street , and who has known Seljan for a year.
At first Ycrak was hardly able to Identify the
body , but after ho had recovered , he exam
ined It agiln and stated positively that It was
the body of John Seljan. being able to Iden
tify It both by the features and the trousers
It was finally and fully Idenllfied , however ,
by Joe Slrukel of 1245 South Sixteenth street ,
who hal known Seljan for .two years In this
city and had also known both him and his
family In the old country. Strukel examined
the clothing and said positively that the
drawers were a pair his wife had made for
Seljan. Ho aho Identified the body as lhat
of Scljan.
At 7 30 In the evening Chief of Police
White and Captain Mostyn arrived to view
the body. They wore accompanied by Wil
liam Croft , a bartender In Kessler's saloan ,
who had known Seljan for a year. Croft also
Identified the body as lhat of Seljan. The
bady was ordered to be taken to the morgue
by Chief White , and It was removed to that
place. A photograph of It will be taken
Ihls morning.
Chief of Police White , Captain Mostyn
and Ch'ef Brennan cf South Omaha then pro
ceeded to the place where the body had been
ctught. The place was examined and John
ind Max Green again related the manner In
which the bcdy was discovered and brought
to shore.
CHIEF EVIDENCE OF MURDER.
The deep cut thai was found In the throat
of Seljan's body effectually disposes of the
theory of suicide. No man cut In that man
ner could have been ab'.c to have walked
from the house and jumped Into the river.
It was not long , only a little over two Inches
In length , but was deep , and Is supposed
to have been made while the man's head
was lying back. The Instrument was prob
ably driven In hard and the man was allowed
to bleed to death. The Instrument was In all
probability the razor which was found cov
ered with blood.
This cut and the facl that the lower Jaws
were smooth shaven gives great significance
to the statements of all the prisoners that
on Tuesday forenoon when Bukovc came
home he shaved Seljan. Mikan and his wife
both said that Bukovo shaved Scljan com
pletely , and that In doing bo he cut him
slightly. Bukove denied this , taytng that he
only half shaved Seljan and that he did not
cut him. H Is thought strange that such
contradictions should be made In the mailer.
As all the prisoners , however , speak of it , It
can bo regarded as a fact that Bukovo did
shave Seljan , and It Is considered probable
that It was while Seljan was being thaved
that he was murdered. Bukovo Is picked
out as the man who plunged the razor Into
Seljan's throat , and ho and Drubnlc are
thought to be the men who held him while
he bled to death. Then during the night
the body was carried to the river and thrown
In , two or three men , If not all of the male
prisoners , taking part In the work , either us
watchmen or carriers.
The only point that remains to be tolved
Is the question of the route that was taken.
Streets would naturally have been avoided
If possible , and It Is thought probable that
the railroad tracks , which are within two
blocks of the house and lead directly to the
river , were taken.
Urbanowltch and Mrs. Mlkan were again
questioned > esterday , but nothing was ob
tained from them. Today Chief of Police
White Intends to lead all the prisoners sep
arately Into the presence of Seljan'H dead
body In order to see the effect It will huvn
upon them , and also to see If the fact that
the dead body of Seljan has been found will
not cause them to speak.
WERE IN DEBT TO SELJAN.
Evidence was dlscov.red yesterday after
noon , however , which contradicts anolhei
part of the stories that were told by
Buchove and Drobnlc , and also adds another
motive which might have Induced them to
commit the horrlblo crime for which th y
stand accused. Both men have constantly
declared that Seljan owed them money when
he disappeared The facts discover d yes
terday prove conclusively that , until very
recently at least , both men were heavily In
debt to Srljan ,
It s'etiu that Drobnlc and Durh ve form
erly boarded with John Ilutlc , who lives on
South Thirteenth street , near Williams.
When they left there they ovd for a num
ber of weeks' board , and this bill Rusle was
jnablp to collect. He finally brought suit
agnlnst them In Jusllco Long's court and
obtained judgment for the full ami tint with
costs. The defendants did not have a cent
and were about to be churned with beating
a board bill , which meant t Jail sentence ,
when Seljan came to their re rue. He pal.1
the Judgment , together with the costs and
attorney's fees , and Buihove nml Drobnlc
were releated. This was less than two
mrnths ago , and It Is believed thai Selj.in
might have demanded his money and Urn ?
given 1111 men another reason to wish him
out of the wiy.
A point , tjo , has been discovered which
may account for Mlkan's connection with the
crime. It Is alleged tlml MIKan wa ? al o In
debted to Scljan , the latter having n number
of times advanced money to him for the tup-
port of his fnmlly As It Is known Iliat
Scljnn Intendel to vK'lt his relatives In lil <
native country , It Is not considered Improbable -
probable that he may have made a demand
upon all three of the men for the mono
which they owed him.
CHIEF AND CAPTAIN FEEL BETTER.
Both Chief of Police White and Cap'nln
Most\ are not only highly elated , but also
mently relleved over the dl cnery of the
body. The ca e' has been under their per
sonal supervision continually , and since It
was renortel bolh have worked all day and
until after mldnfght each night upon It. This
work has not consisted In the l suanco of
orders. While they were not engaged In ex
amining the prisoners , they have both been
either examining the preml'es on which the
mur er occurred or tracing up clues. The
chief has been handicapped by the fact that
he murder took place In less than a week
tier he look his poMllon , and that ho was
on equently entirely unfamiliar with the
orography of the city. As the case stands
low. Chief White says that he Is conlldeat
hit he can convict the prisoners.
The Inquest over Seljan's body will take
ilace this afternoon at 3 o'clock In the police
curt room. Preceding that a pjst mortem
\umlnallon of the boly will be made.
mro.v OA .Mtnntr.'s A ! rut.\T.iir.\r
IJS tlo Utn Selected on Ills Itecord In
tlin Itnrrnii ,
NEW YORK , July 5. The World tomor
row will say : J. Sterling Morton , secretary
f agriculture , arrived In the city yesterday
nornlng. Speaking of the weather bureau
changes , he said "We don't want scientific
leductlons ; we want forecasts. This new
nan won his promotion by a good record
us n forecaster. He was brought up In the
ervlce from bojhood. lie was chosen on
he day thai I low gate , a former chief , was
sentenced to prison. Twenty years before ,
o a day , Willis Moore was confined In Ihe
; uardhouse by order of Howgate for refusing
o endorse some dishonest reports of tin
hen chief. You might call It retributive
Uhtlce.
"There has been a great deal of talk about
xilltlcs in the appointment of Moore. I neve"
nked him his politics until he was sworn In
le was chosen because he can fireca t tlj
veather. He has a sjstem of his own which
10 explained to me privately. It Is lltl'e
short of wonderful , and I suggested that as
10 was now at the top , he could afford to
give the other boys In the service the benefit
of his secret , and he promlsoJ to do EO. "
1'on riiK
Opposition to tlin Hull Telephone Coiiipiin )
I tin Itldilcrn.
CHICAGO , July 5. The Times-Herald to
morrow will say : Fifteen million dollars has
been offered for a controlling Interest In the
Postal Telegraph company , that the wires of
the corporation may bo used to destroy the
Bell telephone monopoly. The report Is that
the Standard Oil and Sugar trust Interests
is negotiating for either the purchase outright
of the Postal Telegraph company's plant , era
a controlling Interest In the stock of that
company. It Is stated that an offer of $ lfi-
000.000 was made for the plant of the Postal
company , that being the par value of all
its capital stock. This offer was declined.
and then an offer was made for a controlling
Inlercst In the company. Negotiations In
furtherance of this offer arc tald to be still
going on.
f
ItKSKATI'.I ) lll.ltft.SJI.I.WJ'.S CHUJ'.r.Tl
1C lllnc Among the Upprr Temlom Causes 11
R nniitinii ,
SAN FRANCISCO , July G. A strange
story In brought from India via Hongkong bj
the steamer City of Rio Janeiro. The narra
tive tells of the murder of J. F. G. Lsster
acting superintendent of police nt Godra , by
his wife. The woman makes excuse for her
terrible deed by explaining that her husband
waa most brutal to her , and In a moment ol
passion she seized a rifle and shot Mr. Lester
through the back , killing him Instantly. Pe
culiar Intere'l Is laken In the case because
of the prominence of the principals. Mr. Les
ter was the nephew of Sir Edwin Arnold am !
the son of an old Bombay general , and Mrs
Letter Is the daughter of Colonel Braham , ai
old Indian campaigner. Mrs , . Lester was ar
rested , but expressed no sorrow for her deed
which has created a sensation throughout
India.
Started to Jump III" I'nll'
WHEELING , W. Va. , July G. E. L
Nicholson , who was arrested last night
charged with stealing papers valued at $5,000
from Carr brothers of Chicago at a hotel In
New Mnrtlnsvllle. W. Va. , was released today
on $250 ball. He starled for the west , bui
was rearrested at Wellsburg before he. got out
of Ihe slate and brought back tonight on a
new charge of stealing papers valued a
$25,000 belonging to Ferdinand Brown. Won
was received today that the delivery of the
papers at Chicago by the express eompaii )
had been slopped by William M. Carr , who
went there yesterday. Prei-llont Brown o
a Chicago alcohol company and his brother
are paid to bo the persons who so eagerl >
desire the papers. The statement Is that the
whole amount Involved In the posM"-slon n
the papers and books Is $500,000. Nlchohon
Is In jail. _
I in-got lo Din IlliinU ( iirtrlden.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D . July fi. ( Specla
Telegram. ) Parlies returning from Crow
Creek and Lower Brulo Indian agencies re
port that while the Sioux at the latler agency
were going through a sham Intllo during the
grand celebration there yesterday one In
dlan. In hit excitement , used ball cjrlr'd es
shooting away the ear of one of his brothers
At Crow Creek the Indians refused to pjrtlr
Ipato In sham battle because photographer.
who were on the ground could not be per
suadcd to pay them for the privilege of Ink
Ing the views of the scene.
llphirrril from Untl rrltllcir .
WASHINGTON. July 5. Fraud order
have been Issued refusing the use of the
malls to J. C. Batdoif of Grand Rapids
Mich. , and to Charles Allen , alias T. Radvvay
and I ) . Price , of New York and Wrston , W
Va. Batdorf advertises that If any slok per
FOII will send him a lork of hair and $1 ho
will diagnose their Illnets clalrvoyantly am
prescribe for them. He has become vorj
wealthy through this scheme. lie has been
ai rested , as has Allen , who has been send
Ing out green goods cliculars.
reunion llurrnii Hnricroin Appointed.
WASHINGTON , July 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The following named surgeons fo
the pension bureau were appointed today
Nebraska : Drs , W. D. Gibbon and Llncoli
RIley , West Point ; Dr. James Kay , Auburn
Dr. M. II. Croll. Fremont. South Dakota
Dr. R. H. Goodrich , Chamberlain.
Nebraska postmasters were cntnmlislonei
today as follows : Walter Klmball , III
Spring ; Clinton Leedom , Hubbcll ; Charts :
D. Mothersold , Julian ; Ernst C. WUroth
Myra.
Dnmrttln Troulil Hull ) In n Tr.ierily.
TERRE HAUTE , Ind. , July 5. James M
Ryan , 35 years old , a blickimlth , shot am
killed his wife thin afternoon and then kllle
himself. Domestic trouble was tbo cause.
HOT AT A CHURCH PICNIC
? hrco Men Koporteil Killed anil Four
Others Fatally Injured ,
VT/PCNS / OF ALL KINDS FREELY USED
Irllglous IHfTcrenctis mid Liquor tlir
1'rlnclpnl fume of the Trouble
I.nrgo Number Mora or
II < * H Inj ircil.
CHICAGO. July r. , Startling reports of &
csporato riot at Siberia , Perry county , Ind. .
re coming In by telephone and couriers from
lie. ecene of the encounter. Dr. William
. .omaof White Sulphur Well has Just tclc-
> honcd that 1,000 men and women took part
n the fight , that thrro men are dead , four
atally hurt and fifty seriously Injured The ,
cad are : Fred Elmer , William Gels and
'rank Hurt.
These fatally Injured are : Peter Bennet ,
tobert Dodge , Abncr Stroud and Samuel Wll-
on ,
Siberia Is but a hamlet of a few dozen
traggllng houses nml a Roman Catbolla
hiirch , the congregation of which Is com-
losed of Germans. They are n elmplo and
nrTensive ( people , but have been greatly an-
io > ed recently by persons opposed to tholr
ellgl.in.
Yesterday they plinned to enjoy a great
ilcnlc In the wo-ds siiroundlng the village ,
rho entire population turned out to attend
he picnic , and all went smoothly enough nu
ll several gangs of disturbers appeared on
.ho scene and began to make double There
.voio . a number of booths on the ground
where Intoxicants were served These
were llberilly patnnl/ed by the Intruders ,
who soun began to Insult the Germans and
Ihelr wives. The priest , who WHS present ,
counseled his peopleto avoid trouble and to
iiy no attention lo the jecr.ng of the half-
IrunUen men. Mistaking this tolerance for
cowardice , the Inlrudcjs became bolder and
loon precipitated a fight which , In a few
moments , assumed the proportions of a dcs-
liorale riot , fn which everbody took part.
r"Iubs , chairs and beer bollles were brought
into play , and the peaceful picnic was Imnio-
llitely transformed Into a mass of struggling ,
Busing men and scronmlng women.
Samuel Wll'on , a leader of the outsiders ,
i\as armed with n hi'ge knife , which ho
n ( elded on every side , stabbing and cutting
many person * . He was finally opposed by
i sturdyGerman , who was moro than a
match for him until Wll'on plunged the
knife Into Ms neck As the man fell back hl
ivlfe sprang through the crowd and dealt WIU
on a terlble blow with a beer bottle , crush
ing his skull. During the meteo one of the
Intruders kicked a woman , about to become
a nun her. killing her child und fatally In
juring her.
i\inm < tin Tin : O.M.In.i r
Kentucky Populist * Intiito Convontiou
HI-MI mil I n o Mi\or t'oimiije.
LOUISVILLE , Ju'y G. The state conven
tion ot Kentucky populists met In Us second
ilay's session loilay and adopted a platform
roafilrmlng the Omaha platform. It also
demands as follows :
"A demand for free and unlimited coinage/
of silver on a iG to 1 ratio without asking
the assistance of Great Britain.
"A demand that iiatloanl banks be abolished
ished .ind thi ! national government Issue-
legal tender notes for silver.
"A demand that the addition to the na
tional debt by Interest bearing bonds be
stopped.
"The recent democratic Issue of bonds
which were s-uld to the Rothschilds Is de
clared an Infimy.
"A demand that the parity of legal tender
mone } be maintained.
"A demand that It be unlawful for congress
to stipulate any ono kind of money In pay
ment of debts.
"A demand for an amendment to the
United States constitution to provide for an
Income tax. It declares that they view with
alarm the recent acts of congress In regard
to the bank tax , und trusts that the will
of the people will ho unstained by ti reversal
of these decisions.
"A demand that the trusts bo crushed.
"Demands retrenchment In every part of
the government. "
After HMenlng to the women and debating
the question at leng.'h , the woman's rights
planks were overwhelmingly rejected by the
convention. .
The following ticket was then nominated :
For governor , Thomas S. Peltlt of Davis ; for
lieutenant governor. John J Blair , for treas
urer , M R. Gardiner ; for auditor , C H Dean ;
for register of the land ollloe , J. E. Quick-
pall ; for attorney general , S M Peyton ; for
secretary of state , John Slnglctary of Dick-
man , for superintendent of public Instruc
tion , H. H. Farmer ; for commissioner of
agriculture , M. L Scott ; for United Stales
senalor , Clarence Bates of Jefferson.
Aflcr the nominations the convention ad
journed sine die.
i.ur orriuui.s IVKHK XK < ir.iaE.\T
Ci-i-iipfl uf the Thrrn I'rUnnrra from tlin
l.iiilluvr Sreel liiKtltiiiliiu r.iplnlnc < l.
NEW YORK , July I The escape of Kll-
loran , Russel nml Allen from the Ludlow
street Jail yesterday morning promises to
develop a lively scandal. They were detained
there pendlni ; extradition to Illinois for the
robbery of the Springfield postodlec. The
nlllcors ut the Jail have pretended to ba
greatly puzzled over how the prisoners man
aged to secure the levolvers with will oil
they overpowered the two turnkeys. It de
veloped today , however , that the three pris
oners had been allowed Ihe greatest free
dom. Women were allowed to porno Into the
jail and assoclatn with them , and only re
cently. It Is learned , they spent a vvholu
ovenlng In the reception room , playing baga
telle and dominoes with women vlsltorn ,
There now seems to be little doubt as tc
how they seemed Ihe weapons wllh whlc
they Imlldnrcd Ihelr keepers
WASHINGTON , July 5 Postmaster Ge
eral Wilson and other ofltclals of his di
partment arc great ! } disgusted over the , e\
cipo of the accused poMnfilee robbers fromN
thp Ludlow el refit jail Postmaster General
Wilson today offered a reward of $1,000 each
for their capture , and he ulsu wrote a letter
to United Stales Attorney General McFar-
land at New York , In which ho asserts that
ho cannot avoid the conclusion that some
one IB criminally responsible for the escape.
Ho declares his belief that Ihoeo whoso
cartlrssness or criminality made the escape
possible should be held to a strict accounta
bility. The po * > lmnnUT gencial asserts that ,
concldcrlng the desperate character of the
men and their well known criminal records ,
every precaution should have been taken ,
and ho also ciltlclxes the jail nfllceni for
permitting the prisoners to change their
pernon.il appearance after their Incarcera
tion , with the evident purpose of thwartlnc
liluitlllcatlcn when arraigned for trial. Ho
refers , as having Blgnficnncc , to the fact
that the pilsoners were well supplied vvltli
means.
1 VTO ( ilrln I un Oiivrn \ > j n Train.
PHILADELPHIA , July B. The bodies of
Mary Morgan , nged 21 } cars. and Maggl
Lafferty. aged 22 years , were found on th
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad a short
distance above Holmcshurg Junction , a tuburb
of Hilt city , tliU morning Tha plrls had been
on a picnic yeiterday. and became separated
from the other members of the party. H U
luppoi-d they were run down by a Pennsyl
vania train while on their way to the depot
at llolmeibiira Junction.
liifn .MHII llroitnml In the Mlunnrl.
CHAMBERLAIN. S , D. . July C. ( Special
Telegram ) - Thomas Koran's body was found
tn the Missouri river IITB today It Is tup-
pr ed Miat wtillu temporarily Insane ho wan-
ili re J irto the river Ills relatives reildo at
If kf H ) , HI.